MATHEMECHANIX®
BUSINESS-TECHNOLOGY-SCIENCE
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All
of us should know how to calculate things that are important in
everyday life.
It’s a lot easier than you think! If you are “rusty,” the
contents of this site will help to renew your knowledge. Rise more
rapidly in
your own profession or trade. Mentor your children without being
embarrassed! You can know as much as them.
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What is a therm? Gas bills are in therms!
* $1000 at 6% interest. Value
in three
years?
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Given 6% simple
interest. APY if figured monthly?
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Equation of a straight line. Hook’s Law.
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Break force of a teeter-totter with children.
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Cost per mile of a car (including purchase price).
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Direct cost of a $100,000 life insurance policy.
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Force and power to move an automobile.
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Costs of mortgages and reverse mortgages.
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Define the calorie in the foods we eat.
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Pythagoras and hypotenuse of a right triangle.
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What
will become of our nation if too few high school graduates choose
careers in
science or technology where knowledge of simple high-school-level math is crucial? This can be even more important
to those
without college degrees entering business or various trades.
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Keep tuned to this web site. We explain how
to
calculate!
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